Brand New World©

Chapter 12:

Christmas

Well… this is my first Fan Fic… and it is a Get Backers Fic…. So please Review and give me some feed back… THANKS!

Disclaimer:

Thread-Sage: I wish I owned Get Backers….

Ban: But you don't so ha!

Ginji: Don't be so mean Ban…

Thread-Sage: -crying-

Thread-Sage: But I do own the ideas!

Ginji: And the new characters!

Ban: Grumble…

Thread-Sage: So ha! I win!

Ok, some of u might be wondering this, I know I am, but here is goes. Juubei and Kazuki are married, so they live in the same house, but Touzoku can not live in the same house as Juubei and Kazuki, so in a split four days, Juubei bought a house! I know this is stupid, but I had to think of something

Recap:

"OK." Shido said standing up and rubbing his ankles.

"Ill see you later." He said walking down the street.

Kazuki stood. He wondered if Shido would be ok, if he truly would.

If he had seen the tears drops on the ground, he would have known the answer.

Four days have passed, and the snow had fallen making a nice, beautiful dance of white. Turmoil in the streets had calmed to a silence hush over the past weeks since people were doing there Christmas shopping. But all the stores were haunted with the masses of people.

I walked down the street, a jacket wrapped tightly around. My blonde bangs changing back to brown.

"Need to buy some hair dye. (1)" I said, making a mental note as I walked into the large store.

Nothing had really happened since I left the hospital. I had not seen much of Shido, said he was very busy. I didn't buy that, but I didn't want to pry.

Today was two days before Christmas, the biggest day on Earth and in the GB world. The shops were roaring with the amount of people that walked to and fro through the store.

I stood in the center of the first floor of the mall, looking from store to store. I switched my feet and pulled out of my pocket a piece of paper. Slowly, I unfolded the piece of paper and looked at it.

Scribbled in blue ink were the names of all the people I needed to get presents for before the day was up. It was already six thirty.

I took one deep breath, and started my walk.

"First person, Kazuki." I whispered as I walked through the long aisle of stores.

I walked around for a few minutes, wondering what Kazuki would want. I sat and pondered on a wooden bench my legs crossed and my hands on my knees.

"What to get, what to get." I thought, looking across the hall. Thousands of people walked through this mall in one day, and the amount would be doubled since it was almost Christmas. Even if I did know what to get, finding the perfect gift would be hard.

I stood and walked around the mall aimlessly. Looking for the right thing for Kazuki. Maybe he wanted new bells, but I didn't know if there was something special about those bells he had.

I walked around, walking into about two stores, thinking that those would be the best stores. I went into a clothing store, but I couldn't find anything for him though.

"Kazuki has to be the hardest person to shop for." I said, slouching down on the bench.

"I'll look for him later." I said, looking at the time. It was eight o' clock. The store would close in two hours.

"Time to look for Ban." I said, knowing the perfect gift. I walked quickly towards the Glasses store.

I walked in. The store was small, no larger than the Honky Tonk. It had many selves, filled with glasses for fashion, and glasses for work. I knew exactly what I needed.

I walked over to the fashion glasses, picking up a pair of purple glasses. These were different from Ban's glasses though. In different sunlight, they became brighter or darker, depending on the person.

"Perfect." I said, smiling.

I walked over to the cashier, gave him one thousand yen, and walk out.

"Next, Ginji." I said, also knowing what I wanted for him. I had already preordered it, so that I could go and pick it up at the Pick Up department.

I walked up the stairs towards the large sign that said "Pick up". Standing there was nice brown haired lady, smiling.

"Welcome to the Pick Up, what would you like to Pick up?" She said, giggling.

"An order for Touzoku, Touzoku Ginou." I said, pulling out two thousand yen.

"Hold on please." The lady said, walking behind the counter, into the pick zone.

A minute passed and she came back with a small box.
"Thank you." I said, giving her the money.

I walked away, and opened the box.

"Just like I ordered." I said smiling.

In the box, were a pair of gloves. These were the same as Ginji's except for one thing. On the metal plates, were engraved the letters in gold GB.

I smiled, and put them into a bag. This would be easier than I thought.

I spent the next hour finding presents for MakubeX, Sakura, Himiko, HEVN, Natsumi, Paul, Akisaka and Kasai.

I sat in the food court, a large amount of bags in hand. I was eating a cheese and turkey sandwich, actually breathing it in.

I only had about thirty minutes left, and I still needed to get Presents for Shido, Juubei and Kazuki. Luckily the stories in Tokyo, in this Tokyo, wrapped presents for you.

I stood up, and began walking again. I slightly new what I wanted to give Shido, something that had to do with an animal and I wanted to give Juubei something like a pair of new goggles or something like that but I still didn't know exactly.

I pretty much wandered around the mall aimlessly once more, wasting ten minutes. I sat on the same bench I had been sitting on for so many times. I closed my eyes and leaned backwards.

I need to give them something." I said.

Then, I opened my eyes. A memory flashed in my eyes. A memory of me buying five pairs of headbands. Five different ones with different designs on them.

"When….how…." I said a cold sweat breaking on my brow.

I stood up and began to walk, more like sway.

"When did I get those?" I thought, leaning up against a wall.

"I surely didn't get them for….who did I get them for?" I wondered.

"In the memory there was only the headbands, no person." I thought again.

Then I remembered.

I touched my forehead and felt the white headband absorb the sweat from my memory.

"Shido." I whispered, smiling.

I stood up and walked, thinking of a present for Kazuki and Juubei.

"I'm sure he wouldn't mind if I said those were for Christmas." I thought smiling at my genius.

"But where are the presents?" I thought, looking up through the sky light. It was a cloudless night and all the stars were twinkling. Just like Juubei liked it. Peaceful, yet mysterious.

"I know!" I thought, whipping out a cell phone. Instantly I called the Astronomy service.

"Hello? Are there any stars that are not yet named?" I asked hopingly.

"Let me check, sir…..yes there are, one that will be visible on….Christmas day! Aren't you lucky!"The lady said.

"How much is it?" I asked.

"Well… we have a Christmas discount, and you seem to be a nice gentlemen so it will come to a total of 200,000 yen." The lady said.

I sighed.

"When can I pick it up?" I asked.

"Come by tomorrow…here is the address…." She said

"Thank you." I said hanging up

"Now that that is done." I said, a bounce in my step.

"One more present." I said, thinking of Kazuki and all he did or me.

"But I don't know what to give him." I thought.

"Kazuki is so hard to buy for." I said, pouting.

"I think Kazuki would want… a new CD player." A voice said from behind.

I turned, but saw no one. Who ever it was had gone without a trace.

I shrugged my shoulders and went to buy a CD player.

The next ten minutes were spent with a craze of running around for wrapping paper and other things.

By the time I was walking home, I was totally pooped.

"Hey Thief boy!" I voice said from behind.

There cruising in their little beetle, was Ban and Ginji, waving.

"Hey!" I yelled, running over.

They stopped, and Ginji jumped out, giving me a giant hug. The same tingling sensation came back as I began to take his power, but I held back, and let the power circulate between us.

"So, you need some help?" Ban said, winking.

"Yeah." I said catching my breath.

Ban and Ginji loaded the stuff into car.

I hopped in and Ban began to drive towards Juubei's.

"Thanks" I said, yawning.

"GO to sleep, dude." Ban said, looking at me threw the rear view mirror.

I relaxed, knowing I was in good hands.

I awoke, only thinking it had been a few minutes, but the sun was out.

I sat up, and realized I was sitting in a bed. Next to be, were all the presents I bought, and note on the desk.

I swung my legs around and opened it.

Touzoku:

Hope you had a good sleep. As you might now, Ban and Ginji brought you home. Didn't look at the presents, though I was tempted! Get some rest, be back at around noon.

Juubei

I smiled. Even if he had looked he wouldn't have found the present!

I yawned, and looked at the clock. It was already 11:20.

I sat up, and instantly started to wrap presents.

Three hours passed. Juubei was home. My stomach was growling, my fingers were numb, but I was done wrapping.

I wiped my brow.

Juubei sat on the couch. He was wearing a shirt that was pure black. He had jeans that fitted his perfectly, and wore no shoes or socks in the house. He had also taken off his shades in the house, letting everyone see his deep brown eyes.

"You seemed to be working pretty hard." Juubei said, sipping some coffee.

I stood up and had gone into the kitchen to get something to eat.

"Yep. All my presents are done." I said, cocking some sausage.

"Well what did you get me?" He asked jokingly.

Then my life smashed.

"oh my gosh!" I yelled, ripping a jacket off the hanger and running outside.

"The Star!" I yelled, running down the street with the address in hand.

I reached the building in less then five minutes.

I ran run the stairs and into room 300-5.

"A….a order for Touzoku Ginou." I yelled panting.

The receptionist shook her head and buzzed me in.

I slowly walk into what said "Mrs. Kudo's" room. IT was small, but showed assertiveness.

"You are Mr. Ginou?" She said.

I looked up. A young lady, who looked exactly like HEVN, except she had black hair was standing above me.

"Yes." I said, caught my breath and standing up.

"Nice to met you." She said.

I paused, but took her hand.

There was not tingling sensation.

"Well then, let us fill out these papers." She said walking me to the desk.

"Well, here you are." She said, handing me a stack of papers.

I looked in awe. There were around a hundred papers!

"Good luck." She said, smiling and walking off.

"That will teach that boy to call me in on Christmas Eve." She said, behind the door snickering.

Three hours and a half passed and I was finally done.

"Well good job." She said, hiding anger.

"Here is the 200,000 yen." I said, pulling the money out of my pocket.

She slowly counted it.

"Well, here you are." She said, handing me a certificate.

"It will take six weeks for the star to be officially named what you want it to be named, but this is proof that you were the first to own the star." She said.

"And it will be visible tomorrow night at 8:30." She said as I stood.

"Thank you." I said, bowing and walking out.

"By the way, what do you want the star named?" She said.

"Juubei…Juubei Kakei." I said, smiling as I walked out the door.

I walked home at 6:00. It was already dark and I was cold. But I reached home in about ten minutes, so I was fine.

"There you are." Juubei said as I walked in the door.

"Where were you?' He said, motherly.

I slid the certificate in my pocket deeper.

"NO where." I said smiling.

He looked at me sternly, but left it at that.

The rest of the night was spent eating, talking, laughing playing games, telling one another about our worlds, and that stuff.

It was now ten, and Juubei suggested we go to bed.

"OK." I said, nodding.

We got ready, and each took a shower.

I came out, wearing a white tee and some boxers.

Juubei, being as Kuzuki called him, old fashion, was wearing a male kimono.

I laughed.

"Night Juubei." I said, waving as I walked into my room.
I lay down, ready to sleep.

I thought for a moment. Above everything that had happened so far. All the stuff I had been through. My powers and my friends.

"I wanna stay her forever." I said, turning to my side so the moon wouldn't shine in my face.

"I wanna stay…" I said drifting to sleep.

I woke at ten in the morning. For a moment, I forgot where I was. I thought I was home, but then i remembered X-mas.

I walked out and found Juubei cooking breakfast.

"Morning." I said, rubbing my eyes.

"Happy Christmas." He said, smiling at me.

I smiled back.

"Happy Christmas." I said, sitting down.

In five minutes, Kakei was done cooking.

It wasn't good, at all. Juubei was horrible at cooking and he tried his hardest but it was horrible. But I eat it.

"Very good." I said after twenty minutes of pain.

"Good, no here is your present." He said reaching under his chair and pulling out a small green rectangular box.

I smiled and slowly opened it.

When I opened, I gasped.

Inside, were three pair of Kakei school needles and a belt that they were settled in.

"Thank you." I said, holding them carfully.

"Since you might take my power someday, I want you to be able to use or at least have the needles.

I smiled at him.

"Well, I can;t give you your present till tonight." I said teasingly.

"Aww." He said, smiling back.

We then spent then eight hours talking and doing the same thing as last night, but more friendly.

"We better get ready." Juubei said looking at him watch.

"Ok." Nodded.

Within thirty minutes we were at the Honkey Tonk.

"Happy Christmas!" Everyone said, since we were the last ones.

"Thanks." Juubei and I said sheepishly.

"welcome Juubei and Touzoku." Natsumi said smiling handing us both presents.

We both smiled and took the presents and gave her our own.

From Natsumi I got 1000 yen.

"Thanks a lot Natsumi!" I said smiling.

"Your welcome."

The next hour was spent doing the gift exchange.

Here is a summary of what Touzoku got and gave:

MakubeX: Gave a cell phone and 1000 minutes. Received a laptop of MakubeX's creation.

HEVN: Gave a gift certificate to a clothing store. Received clothes.

Paul: Gave 2000 yen towards the Honky Tonk. Received ten free meals.

Himiko: A new belt for her poisons. Received all seven deadly poisons.

Akisaka: A third toy like her others. Received black market connections (shudders)

Kasai: Gave fore proof gloves. Received ten vials of liquid fire.

Sakura: Gave some cloth. Received a blue cloth.

Ban: Gave a pair of sunglasses. Received a book called "How to Survive in Tokyo."


Ginji: The pair of gloves with GB on them. Received a puppy!

Kazuki: Gave a CD player. Received a pair of bells with strings inside.

"Thanks Touzoku!" the all said as the looked at there presents.

I blushed.

"You're welcome."
"Touzoku, can I talk to you?" Shido walked up to me and asked.

"Sure." I said as he led me into a private room.

"Here." He said blushing.

I opened the package and in there was a dog whistle.

"When ever you need anything…I mean in Juubei cant reach you, Blow this and I'll know." He said blushing again.

"Thank you Shido." I said tears in my eyes.

"Thanks for the headbands." He said walking off.

I paused for a second and looked at clock.

"OH MY GOSH!" I thought. It was 8:28.

I ran over to Juubei and asked him if he would come with me.

"Sure. Hold on Kazuki." He said as pulled him.

Kazuki was puzzled.

I pulled him outside and across the street to a small park.

"What is it?" He said panting.

"Look." I said, pointing at the sky.

He looked up.

In the sky, was a single star, shinning so bright it was like a beacon.

" It can only be seen on Christmas." I said, smiling at his expression of awe.

"It is beautiful." He said.

"You know what the name is?" I asked.

"Nope." He said. He hadn't caught on.

"Juubei Kakei." I said smiling.

He paused and looked at me. Even thought it was night, the star, Juubei Kakei was shinning so brightly I could see tears brewing in his eyes.

"Thank you." He said hugging me.

I hugged back.

"Happy Christmas, Happy Christmas to all." I said remembering people back home.

"And to all I good night." Kazuki whispered behind another tree.

He turned around and fought back tears of sadness as he walked inside.

Chapter 12: Complete!

Ok, Im done and tired so this will be short. Something is gonna happen in the next chapter so pay attention to the preview!

Preview:

"I can do it you know." The man said.

"Do what?" I asked

"Take you back to earth." He said, smiling.